Tackling the post-secondary affordability crisis in a post-covid world
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2023-05-29
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The price of goods in Canada has increased significantly following the COVID-19 pandemic and this change has negatively impacted the quality of life for many households in Canada. Although this has impacted the vast majority of Canadians, discussions about how this issue has affected post-secondary students has been severely limited. In order to address this, a survey conducted by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Student Association (SAITSA) was created with the specific aim of helping identify issues caused by the affordability crisis. This research paper will also analyze the history of policies that deal with how postsecondary education in Alberta has been funded up until the present day to help contextualize the issue. Through analyzing the survey results as well as performing a historical analysis on postsecondary funding policies in Alberta, recommendations will be made for key stakeholders. These stakeholders are the provincial & federal government, student associations, and postsecondary institutions.
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Fredua-Agyeman, K. (2023). Tackling the post-secondary affordability crisis in a post-covid world (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.